The mass vaccination centre at the Bath and West Showground has moved to the Haynes Motor Museum in Sparkford from today. A councillor in Chard is calling on the Government to abandon the planned cut of £20 in universal credit. A man in a wheelchair needed hospital treatment after colliding with a bus in South Chard...and more.
The vaccination centre at the Bath and West Showground has moved to the Haynes Motor Museum in Sparkford from today, Anyone with a Covid vaccination appointment at the Bath and West showground is asked to attend the Haynes Motor Museum instead.
A councillor in Chard is calling on the Government to abandon the planned cut of £20 in universal credit. The uplift was introduced as a temporary measure at the start of the pandemic. The Government says that with the economy opening, the extra payment can no longer be justified. Councillor Morrison who helps to run the Lords Larder food bank in Chard disagrees. She says if the £20 cut is approved, it’ll be the worst off families who will be hit the hardest.
A man in a wheelchair needed hospital treatment after colliding with a bus in South Chard. The accident happened at the junction of Perry Street and Crossways last Friday morning.
Companies in South Somerset with staff on furlough will have to pay 20 per cent of their wages beginning this week. Employment expert, Stuart Lewis, says people aged 50 and over are likely to be hardest hit when the furlough scheme ends in September.
A Yeovil woman is offering a reward after losing a ring at the Houndstone Retail Park car park in Yeovil. Susan Coates believes she dropped the ring, made of yellow gold with 5 or 6 diamonds in a small setting, while parking in a disabled bay outside the Hobbycraft store. Susan says the ring has sentimental value and would like to hear from anyone in the Houndstone Retail Park last Friday who may have picked up the ring. If you can help please email Radio Ninesprings.
The father of a one-month-old baby boy in Chard is to stand trial for the murder of his son. New figures show that just under 1300 crimes were reported to the Police in Yeovil during the final quarter of last year. A night in a prison cell is offered at Shepton Mallet Jail to those who want to be alone this Easter...and more.
Big changes are being made to where taxi ranks in Yeovil are located. Farmers are being told to keep an extra lookout for people acting suspiciously following the latest livestock theft near the Devon and Somerset border. Channel 4’s Location Location Location is coming to Somerset, with anyone looking to buy a property locally invited to apply to be in the show...and more
A 36-year-old man remains in police custody after being arrested on suspicion of a sexual assault in Yeovil. Yeovil Labour Club has had its drinks licence revoked. NHS Somerset has been taking its physiotherapy team around the county to cut waiting times for patients. A men-only cooking course has been launched in Sherborne with all ingredients and equipment provided free of charge...and more
A new banking hub has opened in Crewkerne. South Western Ambulance is asking people to only dial 999 in a life-threatening emergency over the Easter weekend. £1.8 million is being spent improving walking and cycling routes around a major new housing development at Up Mudford in Yeovil...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident in Yeovil in which a man riding an e-bike was injured and later died in hospital. Somerset Fire and Rescue Service says the number of false alarm calls it receives is on the increase. A new micro-pub opens in Chard next week...and more
Yeovil MP Adam Dance is calling for more targeted support for schools in Somerset. Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident near Wells in which a cyclist died. Plans have been approved to convert a former care home in Yeovil into a house of multiple occupation...and more
A man from Yeovil has been jailed for stabbing another man in a pub in the town. Work is underway to help minimize the flood risk at Chard Reservoir. Plans have been submitted to build thirty-six new homes at Sparkford. A new Town Crier is needed in Glastonbury...and more
Work is underway to demolish the Glovers Walk Shopping Centre in Yeovil. A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with drink driving for a third time. Somerset Council has paid £35,000 in compensation for failing to deliver the right support to children with special educational needs. Another shop in Yeovil town centre is closing for good today...and more